Platyptilia nemoralis
Seq # 321255010
Pselnophorus heterodactyla

Porrittia galactodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: Dec. 3, 2024, 3:51 p.m.

Recorded in Belgium only in 2017 when some unidentified specimens were discovered in an old collection. These specimens were bred from Arctium lappa in 1907, found in HA. In 1941, another specimen was bred from the same foodplant collected in the same area.
Since then, no other specimens have become known in Belgium. Nowadays possibly extinct in our country.

Details

Classification
Family: Pterophoridae > Subfamily: Pterophorinae > Genus: Porrittia > Species: Porrittia galactodactyla
Vernacular names
Duinvedermot (NL), Milchweiße Kletten-Federmotte (DE)
First mention in Belgium
De Prins W. 2017. Porrittia galactodactyla (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) wel degelijk een Belgische soort. — Phegea 45(1): 2–5. On page 2.
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan 20–25 mm.

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The caterpillar feeds on the underside of the leaves. It removes the hairs of the plants and its presence is revealed by holes in the leaves.
Pupation on the underside of a leaf, near a vein, or along the stem. The pupal period lasts 10–14 days.

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Flight periods

One generation a year in June. In Europe, some specimens have been observed in August suggesting a second generation.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Arctium lappa

Monophagous on Arctium lappa.

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Habitat

Wasteland, ruderal places.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1799 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1793 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1967 Antwerpen
  • 1920 Limburg
  • 214 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 28 Brabant Wallon
  • 1680 Hainaut
  • 2224 Namur
  • 2143 Liège
  • 2222 Luxembourg